Jonne is a mobile phone enthusiast who is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the Vaasa University of Applied Sciences. He has been using the newest phones out there ever since the Nokia 5110 was released. Currently his choice of smartphone OS is Windows Phone 7.5.
HTC just released two minor updates for the HTC HD2 and the HTC Touch2. Both of these fixes a Daylight Saving Time bug on the phones.
Here is the changelog from HTC:
This update for HTC HD2 readjusts your clock to account for the hour gained during Daylight Savings
Follow the instructions below to download and install the update on your device:
Make sure you have Microsoft ActiveSync® installed on your Windows XP PC or Windows Mobile Device Center on your Windows Vista® PC. You can find Microsoft ActiveSync from this link or Windows Mobile Device Center from this link.
Connect and synchronize your device with your PC via Microsoft ActiveSync® or Windows Mobile Device Center using the USB cable.
To download this update select the update below and the location closest to you then click Download.
Copy the update, which is an .exe file, to your device. To install the update, tap the .exe file and follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: If you perform a device hard reset, you will need to reinstall the update after the hard reset.
Reuters reports that the Nokia E7 will not be available during this year. It has been delayed till early 2011, which translates into anything before April 2011.
We’ve heard rumors of a January 10th launch in for instance the UK. Here in Finland it is also scheduled to be available at retailers in January 2011. Could it be so that those who have pre-ordered it from Nokia will still receive it before the end of this year?
Nokia just announced that they will cut up to 800 jobs from their offices in Finland. This is in addition to the 1,800 positions cut worldwide from their Symbian division. The new cuts in Finland will start to take place in January, 2011. Nokia offers a severance package of 5-15 months, depending on how long the worker has worked at Nokia.
Apple’s annual Christmas promotion is now open for registrations. Between December 26th and January 6th, Apple will give out one free item a day from one of their stores (iTunes, App Store). This could be a free game, app, music, movies, TV episodes or books. Last year there was some pretty cool stuff, and I don’t think that they will give out total crap this year either.
The promotion is currently at least available in the UK, but last year it worked in most parts of Europe. Head over to http://www.itunes12daysofchristmas.co.uk/ and enter your e-mail address to be informed when the first app is available.
Microsoft has really done a good job with the whole ‘Really’ ad-series. I’ve personally enjoyed them a lot, with the Bathroom Really being my personal favorite :)
The Time has ranked the top 10 TV commercials for this year, and the Really ad got a 5th place. The first place was taken by Old Spice, which is really good. Hit View Post to see the Top 10 TV Commercials for 2010.
Telus made the headlines a few weeks ago with them offering a free Xbox 360 to users who bought a new Windows Phone 7. However, they only had like 100 Xboxes available, so it was a very limited offer.
Now they will do things differently. Telus is offering a free Xbox 360 with every new Windows Phone 7 purchase between December 15th – 19th. If and when they run out of Xboxes they will still take the order, and ship the free Xbox later on. This is one very nice offer from Telus! You’ll of course need to sign a 3-year contract with them, but who wouldn’t do that for a free Xbox 360. Congratulations to everyone who lives in Canada ;)
Verizon Wireless just pushed out an update for the Motorola Droid X. The new version number is 2.3.340. The update is quite massive, but it still keeps users at Froyo. Here is how the changelog for Version.2.3.340.MB810.Verizon. en.USIBP_C_01.09.07P looks like:
Enhancements:
Preloaded Madden NFL football game.
Preloaded Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1.
Preloaded MyVerizon application (v5).
Added Data Widget to home panel.
ImprovedAndroidTMOSFroyostability.
Improvements to Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®:
Enhancements to corporate email sync and push stop.
PIN lock timeout now follows the server’s settings.
Enhancements to SMTP authentication.
Improvements to Visual Voice Mail:
“Failed delivery to” message displays correctly when messages can’t be sent.
Audio routes correctly to speaker, even when connected to a mono Bluetooth® headset.
Other improvements:
Device now supports MP3 media files after MR2 update.
Music Play now runs smoothly and without lock-ups.
Weather widget stays with assigned location updates, not current location.
“Smart Profile: Face Down” feature will not permanently disable the phone’s ringer.
Enhanced audio sync when playing high quality WMV videos.
Improved video playback.
Clearer colors assigned to soft keys in applications such as Google Maps.
In the Contacts widget, keyboard now appears when using “type to search.”
Eliminated camera “Force Close” errors.
Device lock remains, even after a long, hard key press.
Infinity Blade, the long awaited game by Epic Games was released for iOS 4 days ago. In that time it has managed to sell over 270,000 copies at 4.99€ each. Do the math and you’ll get a result of over 1.3 million euros! That result makes Infinite Blade the fastest grossing mobile game to date. Cut the Rope was the previous record holder, with over $1 million in 10 days.
A phone’s music player is an essential app for those of you who don’t want to carry a separate MP3 player with you. Check out the video above and decide for yourself on which player suits you the best. The following OS’s are covered: webOS (Palm Pre Plus), iOS (iPhone 4), Android (Samsung Continuum and Motorola Droid 2) and Windows Phone 7 (HTC Surround).
HTC just released two minor updates for the HTC HD2 and the HTC Touch2. Both of these fixes a Daylight Saving Time bug on the phones.
